Famechon (French pronunciation: [famʃɔ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Famechon | |
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Coordinates: 50°08′35″N 2°28′07″E / 50.1431°N 2.4686°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte |
Intercommunality | CC Campagnes de l'Artois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Sébastien Henquenet[1] |
Area 1 | 4.61 km2 (1.78 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 111 |
• Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62322 /62760 |
Elevation | 72–152 m (236–499 ft) (avg. 87 m or 285 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
editA small farming village situated 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Arras, on the D1 road.
Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 164 | — |
1975 | 147 | −1.55% |
1982 | 138 | −0.90% |
1990 | 141 | +0.27% |
1999 | 139 | −0.16% |
2007 | 126 | −1.22% |
2012 | 116 | −1.64% |
2017 | 120 | +0.68% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
edit- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the seventeenth century. It has one aisle and a bell tower, and was built in the 19th century. At the start of the 17th century, an old church was at the height of the village, in line with where the cemetery is now. Inspired by the Albums de Croÿ, it featured a bell tower with two bells, a nave with three rows and a choir narrowly covered with tiles.
- The remnants of an old chateau.
Notable people
edit- Émile Famechon, boxer.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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